Edmund Burke’s “Reflections on the French Revolution” ______________?

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1. Complete the following sentence. According to Edmund Burke, the French Revolution was________________?

   A. the ultimate expression of humankind’s ability to control its own destiny.
   B. a misguided attempt to overthrow human nature by rejecting tradition.
   C. a necessary change that was beginning to go astray.
   D. an event that had little consequence to England

2. Which of the following ideas does NOT come from Edmund Burke’s Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime ?

   A. The effect of the sublime on the physical body
   B. The distinction between the sublime and beauty
   C. An aesthetic explanation of the sublime through painting
   D. The important role surprise plays in creating pleasure

3. Reflections on Language is a book written by Noam Choamsky in__________?

   A. 1975
   B. 1976
   C. 1977
   D. 1988

   Submitted by: Abdul Sami Bhayo

4. Which action served to ignite the French Revolution ?

   A. The rise of King William
   B. The execution of King Louis XVI
   C. The ruling of Bonaparte
   D. The madness of King George

5. The French Revolution had a tremendous impact on which of the following aspects of British life ?

   A. Politics
   B. Literature
   C. Relations with France
   D. All of the above

6. Paul O’Brien argues that Shelley did not lose his passion for the French Revolution, but that _____________did?

   A. Lord Byron and John Clare
   B. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
   C. John Keats and William Blake
   D. Lord Byron and William Blake

7. Which of the following best characterizes Wordsworth’s attitude towards the French Revolution ?

   A. He thought it did not go far enough in granting women rights.
   B. He opposed it in favor of supporting the king and the ancien régime.
   C. He favored its democratic impulses but was appalled by its destructive nature.
   D. He did not think it concerned him and his relationship to nature.

8. In what way is “The Monk” a reaction to the French Revolution ?

   A. It includes apocalyptic themes.
   B. It represents society as relatively stable.
   C. It condemns the misuse of power.
   D. It predicts the upheaval of society.

9. Which of the following best describes the sort of language and tone most often used when Romantic writers discuss the French Revolution ?

   A. snide indifference
   B. biblical reverence
   C. condemning censure
   D. satirical derision

10. Which of the following English groups were supportive of the French Revolution during its early years ?

    A. Republicans
    B. Liberals
    C. Radicals
    D. both B and C